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Delhi HC directs removal of social media posts against judge over Saidulajab building collapse incidentThe Delhi High Court has ordered social media platforms to immediately remove videos targeting a sitting judge. These videos allegedly hold...- Excise case: HC lists CBI plea against Kejriwal, Sisodia's discharge on July 16The Delhi High Court will hear the CBI's plea on July 16. This plea challenges the trial court's order discharging Arvind Kejriwal, Manish ...
- SC refuses to recall its order on stray dogsThe Supreme Court has upheld its earlier order preventing the release of vaccinated stray dogs back into public areas like hospitals and sc...
- Delhi HC judge recuses from hearing PIL seeking action against Kejriwal, AAP leaders over recording, circulation of court proceedingsA Delhi High Court judge has withdrawn from a Public Interest Litigation concerning the alleged recording of court proceedings. The PIL acc...
- US Supreme Court clears way for dismissal of case against Trump ally Steve BannonThe US Supreme Court has permitted the Justice Department to drop the criminal case against Steve Bannon. Bannon was convicted for defying ...
- SIR protest: SC slams West Bengal govt over gherao of judicial officials, terms incident calculatedJudicial officers were held hostage in Malda, West Bengal. The Supreme Court has taken serious note of this incident. The court has sought ...
- Supreme Court raps delayed appeals, warns disobedient litigants of contemptThe Supreme Court strongly criticizes government bodies for ignoring court orders and delaying appeals. This practice is eroding public tru...
- Clintons face contempt of Congress after skipping Epstein-related depositionsThe US House Oversight Committee has voted to hold former President Bill Clinton and former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton in contempt ...
- Lawyer Rakesh Kishore may face criminal contempt for trying to throw shoe at CJI, AG’s approval soughtAn advocate has requested Attorney General R Venkataramani's consent to initiate criminal contempt proceedings against lawyer Rakesh Kishor...
- CJI Chandrachud recuses from hearing contempt plea against Kunal KamraOn January 29, 2021, Kamra in his affidavit had defended his tweets against judiciary, saying India would be reduced to a "country of incar...
- Vicarious liability can't be applied to contempt case : SCThe apex court said Contempt of Courts Act, 1971 explains civil contempt to mean willful disobedience of a decision of the Court, and there...
- SC directions on criminal antecedents of candidates: Election Commission writes to parties about fund creationThe EC was also directed to create a separate cell which will also monitor the required compliances so that the court can be apprised promp...
- No suo motu contempt case registered against journalist Rajdeep Sardesai: SC clarifiesOn September 17, 2020, Attorney General K K Venugopal had declined his consent to initiate contempt action against Sardesai.
- Contempt case against comic artist: SC says criticism growing, everybody doing it nowA bench of Justices Ashok Bhushan, R S Reddy and M R Shah was informed by advocate Nishant Kanteshwarkar that the comedian's reply has been...
- Attorney General K K Venugopal refuses consent for initiating contempt action against Swara BhaskarThe consent of either the Attorney General or the Solicitor General is necessary, under section 15 of the Contempt of Courts Act, 1971, for...
- Draw up plan in a week to de-criminalise politics: SC to ECA bench comprising Justices RF Nariman and S Ravindra Bhat was hearing a contempt petition — filed by BJP leader Ashwini Upadhyay and NGO P...
- Supreme Court to consider CS Karnan’s plea for sentence recallThe recall application, filed by counsel Nishchal Kumar Neeraj, argued that Justice Karnan had been sentenced in absentia on the basis of s...
- Leaked Election Commission note on office of profit issue: AAP mulling contempt case in HCH S Phookla said he will also seek permission from the advocate general so that criminal contempt of court proceedings could be initiated a...
- Ratan Tata questions government motive for tapping Niira Radia's phoneRatan Tata suggested that tapping of telephonic conversations of Niira Radia with him were done for political purposes.
- SC refuses to entertain Air India's plea against Indian Pilots GuildThe Supreme Court refused to entertain Air India's plea for initiating contempt proceedings against IPG for allegedly obstructing implement...
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